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Please see the flyer for the LGBT+ session that we have booked for parents/carers to have the opportunity to learn more about the service offer in South Tyneside.
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| Latest News at Mortimer – 10.12.21 |
| Dear parents/carers,
It’s extremely busy in school at present, as we work towards the end of term. Parties are in full swing and the school is looking very festive. It was lovely that so many of you were able to join the Christmas Walk Around evenings and we appreciated the positive feedback. There is a lot to get through, so here we go…
We know it’s been difficult not seeing the Christmas performances 1st hand, so next week we would like to offer a chance to see your children perform a song or two…just for you the parents. On Thursday and Friday next week we are inviting parents to an outside performance of some of the songs from their festive production. Thursday 16th December
Friday 17th December
The weather looks good to sing outside and children will be able to leave with their parent after. Any child without a parent will remain in school until the normal time. We will share a few more practical details next week.
All festive productions, which we have recorded, will be shared via email once they have been edited.
The panto will now go ahead on Tuesday 14th. Magic Andrew will now perform on Friday 17th.
Tickets can be bought via Parent Pay. £1 a ticket. This will be drawn on Thursday morning.
A request from early years (Nursery & Reception) if you have any spare pairs of socks for this age range. Wet, cold feet are never nice!
Call 0191 4028179 should your child need an alternative flu vaccine due to the porcine gelatine ingredient.
Saturday 18 December to Sunday 2 January You can now enrol your child in a free holiday club programme over the winter. There are free places available for children and young people in South Tyneside who are eligible for benefits related free school meals, where they can enjoy a variety of creative and physical activities, alongside a nutritious meal every day. Sessions include sports, arts, crafts and more! Activities cater for children aged 5 to 16 and take place across the winter holiday. All events are subject to availability. Those taking part are asked to observe Covid advice, wear a face mask if age appropriate and take a lateral flow test before attending. Anyone who is feeling unwell or symptomatic should stay at home. Booking is essential. Activities and food are funded by the Department for Education. Visit www.southtyneside.gov.uk/holidayclub
Please see the flyer for the LGBT+ session that we have booked for parents/carers to have the opportunity to learn more about the service offer in South Tyneside.
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Have a great weekend!
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| Winter Holiday Club – 9.12.21 |
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Dear all,
Bliss=Ability are working with South Tyneside Council to deliver the Holidays and Activities Fund Programme and to bring you the Winter Holiday Club. Free places are available for children and young people aged between 5-16 (parents must stay with the children under the age of 8) who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals or in financial hardship. A place must be booked prior to attending. The activities are being delivered at Chuter Ede Community Association, Galsworthy Road, South Shields and are from 18th – 23rd December. All sessions are 10.00 – 3.00 pm, a free packed lunch will be provided. Activities offered are various sports, arts & crafts and board games. Please don’t show up without booking! Please contact Angela Dunn on 0191 4271666 to book a place or email [email protected]
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A fantastic day had by some of our Year 6 children at Nissan. We chatted about STEM careers particularly engineering and have worked as a team as part of a production line. Our visit to the shop floor saw us being introduced to Woody the Robot who drew us some lovely pictures and even wrote some of our names. We have sat in Nissan cars, hammered out dents, picked parts and even tested our reaction time. A fabulous day had by all and the staff at Nissan were very impressed with our behaviour, listening skills and sensible questions.
During COP26 the children took part in assemblies, workshops and discussions about climate change. There were many debates about the causes and solutions. All children were given the opportunity to enter our climate change awareness poster competition. They all did a fabulous job and it was very difficult to choose winners from each key stage.
Well done to everyone and to our key stage winners:
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| Christmas Update – 3.12.21 |
| Dear all,
Just to provide a further update regarding Christmas performances/nativities at Mortimer. Our decision still stands to keep our performances in-house without parents. This was not taken lightly and we fully understand that this is upsetting. We believe this is the right course of action for our school, for the safety of all due to the restrictions our building imposes. We cannot comment or compare what we are doing with that of other schools. The walk-around will go ahead as we can greatly increase the ventilation of the building and apply social distancing. Parents/carers are free to choose if they come to the walk around, but all decorations/crafts will come home with your child at the end of term. The hall represents a much greater challenge, where, considering the number of pupils in school, is very small and we would be unable to create the same level of ventilation or create sufficient space to distance. Please note, the performances are not cancelled. They will be recorded and freely shared with all parents. If you do not wish for your child to be on video then please let us know, else we will use your permissions that we have on file and include your child. On a more positive note, we hope to offer a special festive finish on Friday 17th December which we are sure all parents will enjoy. We hope to share details of this early next week. The follow events will take place: MPS Christmas Plan 2021
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| Christmas Performances & Activities – 01.12.21 |
| Dear all,
After much thought, we have decided to run our nativities/carol concerts without parents this year. We feel that the safety of everyone (staff, pupils and parents) would be compromised with live performances. We want to avoid the Government making last minute decisions and then being left cancelling performances. We know this is disappointing and we would have loved parents to see all the festive shows in person. However, we are in talks with an experienced videographer to capture all of our performances and then share these with parents without cost. All performances will go ahead without an adult audience but will be recorded. We will still be going ahead with the Christmas Walk Around sessions for parents, but we will ask all adults to wear masks, social distance and take a LFT test prior to coming into school. Classrooms and staff will not be available. Christmas parties will still go ahead and further details will follow for these. However, if your child will be going home for lunch on the day of their party and will not require a lunch, then please don’t book for their party day. The Year 3 & 4 nativity will still take place, but without parents. We will record the show straight after school on Monday 13th – further details will follow. Please see the attached plan. Thank you for your continuing support |
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| Parent Update – 1.12.21 |
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Dear all,
we are hoping to share our Christmas plans with you today, but so other information doesn’t get lost we have included this separately here. Happy 1st of December everyone!
1. Christmas lunches
Christmas Lunch for pupils in school is next Thursday 9th December. There will be only 2 options @ Christmas Lunch and a vegetarian option. Parents should book their meal on ParentPay as usual, but please be aware on this day whatever you choose, your child will be given a Christmas Lunch. If you have booked a vegetarian meal, then they your child will be provided the veggie alternative Christmas lunch.
2. Milk Money
Milk money is live on parent pay. Parents can now pay for the Spring term. You have until Friday 7th January to paid, otherwise their child will not get milk. Free school meal families do not need to do anything as they have automatically been added.
3. PCR Testing
The Local Authority are aware that some people have experienced issues when trying to book a PCR test if they’ve been asked to, due to an outbreak in a school and are asymptomatic. When you arrange a PCR test via the site at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test under the heading Getting a PCR test if you have no symptoms, you opt for the “you’ve been asked to get a test by a local council” bullet. Please see highlighted bullet-point below. This will ensure that you can then go on and book a test. Getting a PCR test if you have no symptoms You can also use this service if:
4. Parent Pay Availability
Parent Pay are making some planned changes to ParentPay on Monday 6th December. As a result users will not be able to log in to ParentPay for approximately 8 hours after 18:00. They apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 5. Christmas Jumper Day We will again be taking part in the Save the Children – Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 10th December. A small donation can be made via Parent Pay. Children can ditch the school jumper for the day and don a festive creation instead! Thanks for your support. |
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| MPS Latest News – 26.11.21 |
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Happy Friday everyone,
We are just waiting to finalise plans for our December celebrations. We will share these with you fully next week once the ink is dry. Until then have a great weekend and be careful in the wind.
For now, just a few things to update:
Craft shop
On Tuesday 30th November, Mrs Jordan will be running a Christmas craft shop. Bags of craft will be available to buy with prices from 50p to £1. Years 1 to 6 will have a chance to visit the pop up shop.
Reading Newsletter
Please see https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/reading-newsletter-autumn-2/ for an online version.
Reading Project
Dear parents and carers,
As part of a new, exciting in-school reading project for our Year 3 children (and parents), we would like to invite you to donate any much loved stories which you have enjoyed sharing with your child. We hope to have this project up and running in the new year and would welcome all book donations with open arms. We kindly request that any book donations be brought into school before the Christmas break to help us get the project organised. This would support us greatly in our new reading venture.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Reid & Miss Nesbitt
SEND Update
SEND An Update
South Tyneside have introduced – SEND An Update, a new quarterly newsletter for parents/carers of children and young people with SEND and professionals that work with them in South Tyneside. See https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/send-an-update/ for the full document. |
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SEND An Update
South Tyneside have introduced – SEND An Update, a new quarterly newsletter for parents/carers of children and young people with SEND and professionals that work with them in South Tyneside.
Their vision is that every child in South Tyneside enjoys a full, healthy life with the support they need to reach their potential, and that families area supported to stay resilient and knowledgeable though flexible, child centred services which offer the right support at the right time.
A key part of the vision is that families and young people get good information and advice at every step of their journey and can make informed choices, so they can connect with others to enjoy and learn. SEND An Update contains information about services available, updates on what parents/carers have been feeding back, how they are responding as well as how parents can get involved in developing the local offer.
